Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2009

Description

A Critical Patch Update is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. It also includes non-security fixes that are required (because of interdependencies) by those security patches. Critical Patch Updates are cumulative, except as noted below, but each advisory describes only the security fixes added since the previous Critical Patch Update. Thus, prior Critical Patch Update Advisories should be reviewed for information regarding earlier accumulated security fixes. Please refer to

Due to the threat posed by a successful attack, Oracle strongly recommends that customers apply fixes as soon as possible. This Critical Patch Update contains 30 new security fixes across all products.

Supported Products and Components Affected

Security vulnerabilities addressed by this Critical Patch Update affect the products listed in the categories below. The product area of the patches for the listed versions is shown in [square brackets] following the product versions. Please click on the link in [square brackets] or in the Patch Availability Table to access the documentation for those patches.

Oracle E-Business Suite Applications Release 11i patches are not cumulative, so Oracle E-Business Suite Applications customers should refer to previous Critical Patch Updates to identify previous security fixes they want to apply. Oracle Collaboration Suite patches were cumulative up to and including the fixes provided in the July 2007 Critical Patch Update. From the July 2007 Critical Patch Update on, Oracle Collaboration Suite security fixes are delivered using the one-off patch infrastructure normally used by Oracle to deliver single bug fixes to customers. Patches for BEA products are not cumulative (unless otherwise stated), so BEA customers should refer to previous Security Advisories to identify previous security fixes they want to apply.

For each administered Oracle product, consult the documentation for patch availability information and installation instructions referenced from the following table. For an overview of the Oracle product documentation related to this Critical Patch Update, please refer to the Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2009 Documentation Map, My Oracle Support Note 841441.1.

Risk Matrix Content

Risk matrices list only security vulnerabilities that are newly fixed by the patches associated with this advisory. Risk matrices for previous security fixes can be found in previous Critical Patch Update advisories.

Several vulnerabilities addressed in this Critical Patch Update affect multiple products. The same vulnerability appears with the same Vuln# in all risk matrices. Italics indicate vulnerabilities in code included from other product areas.

Security vulnerabilities are scored using CVSS version 2.0 (see Oracle CVSS Scoring for an explanation of how Oracle applies CVSS 2.0). Oracle conducts an analysis of each security vulnerability addressed by a Critical Patch Update (CPU). Oracle does not disclose information about the security analysis, but the resulting Risk Matrix and associated documentation provide information about the type of vulnerability, the conditions required to exploit it, and the potential result of a successful exploit. Oracle provides this information, in part, so that customers may conduct their own risk analysis based on the particulars of their product usage. As a matter of policy, Oracle does not disclose detailed information about an exploit condition or results that can be used to conduct a successful exploit. Oracle will not provide additional information about the specifics of vulnerabilities beyond what is provided in the CPU or Security Alert notification, the Patch Availability Matrix, the readme files, and FAQs. Oracle does not provide advance notification on CPUs or Security Alerts to individual customers. Finally, Oracle does not distribute exploit code or “proof-of-concept” code for product vulnerabilities.

Workarounds

Due to the threat posed by a successful attack, Oracle strongly recommends that customers apply fixes as soon as possible. Until you apply the CPU fixes, it may be possible to reduce the risk of successful attack by restricting network protocols required by an attack. For attacks that require certain privileges or access to certain packages, removing the privileges or the ability to access the packages from unprivileged users may help reduce the risk of successful attack. Both approaches may break application functionality, so Oracle strongly recommends that customers test changes on non-production systems. Neither approach should be considered a long-term solution as neither corrects the underlying problem.

Skipped Critical Patch Updates

As mentioned in the previous section, Oracle strongly recommends that customers apply fixes as soon as possible. For customers that have skipped one or more Critical Patch Updates and are concerned about products that do not have fixes announced in this CPU, please review the notes below to determine relevant actions.

There are no new security fixes for the following products that had security fixes in prior Critical Patch Update Advisories:

Oracle HTTP Server: Please see Critical Patch Update Advisory January 2007 to apply the most recent security fixes for Oracle HTTP Server. For Oracle Database versions 10g and higher, Oracle HTTP Server is on the Companion CD, is separately installable, and is not installed with the Database. See My Oracle Support Note 835649.1 to apply the most recent security fixes for Oracle Database included in Oracle HTTP Server.

Unsupported Products and De-Supported Versions

Unsupported products, releases and versions are not tested for the presence of vulnerabilities addressed by this Critical Patch Update. However, it is likely that earlier versions of affected releases are also affected by these vulnerabilities. Hence Oracle recommends that customers upgrade their Oracle products to a supported version.

Critical Patch Update patches are not provided for product versions that are no longer covered under the Premier Support or Extended Support phases of the Lifetime Support Policy. We recommend that customers upgrade to the latest supported version of Oracle products in order to obtain patches.

Products in Extended Support

Critical Patch Update patches are available to customers who have purchased Extended Support under the Lifetime Support Policy. Customers must have a valid Extended Support service contract to be able to download Critical Patch Update patches for products in the Extended Support Phase. Critical Patch Update patches may not be downloaded to update products supported with Sustaining Support, or to update any unsupported products.

Supported Database, Fusion Middleware, EM Grid Control and Collaboration Suite products are patched in accordance with the Software Error Correction Support Policy explained in My Oracle Support Note 209768.1. Please review the Technical Support Policies for further guidelines regarding support policies and phases of support.

On Request Model for Oracle Database and Oracle Application Server

Oracle proactively creates patches only for platform/version combinations that, based on historical data, customers are likely to download for the next Critical Patch Update. We create patches for historically inactive platform/version combinations of the Oracle Database and Oracle Application Server only if requested by customers.

Additional details regarding the products, versions and platforms that will be supported for the next Critical Patch Update and the process for requesting On Request patches are available in the Critical Patch Update July 2009 Patch Availability Document for Oracle Products ( My Oracle Support Note 835649.1).

Security-In-Depth Contributors

Oracle provides recognition to people that have contributed to our Security-In-Depth program (see FAQ). People are recognized for Security-In-Depth contributions if they provide information, observations or suggestions pertaining to security vulnerability issues that result in significant modification of Oracle code or documentation in future releases, but are not of such a critical nature that they are distributed in Critical Patch Updates.

Modification History

Appendix- Oracle Database

Oracle Database Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 12 new security fixes for the Database products divided as follows:

10 new security fixes for the Oracle Database Server. 3 of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password. None of these fixes are applicable to client-only installations, i.e., installations that do not have the Oracle Database Server installed.

2 new security fixes for Oracle Secure Backup. 1 of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password.

The CVSS Base Score is 9.0 only for Windows. For Linux, Unix and other platforms, the CVSS Base Score is 6.5, and the impacts for Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability are Partial.

Oracle Secure Enterprise Search

Oracle Secure Enterprise Search 10g is a standalone product that enables searching across a corporation's enterprise information assets. Unless you installed the Oracle Secure Enterprise Search product, it will not be present on your system and no further action is required.

The security vulnerability listed in the risk matrix above is fixed in Oracle Secure Enterprise Search 10g, version 10.1.8.3. Customers on previous versions of Secure Enterprise Search should upgrade to version 10.1.8.3 or later. Instructions on upgrading Oracle Secure Enterprise Search can be found in the Online Documentation. This, and the software to install, is referenced from the Oracle Technology Network Secure Enterprise Search page.

Appendix - Oracle Application Server

Oracle Application Server Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 2 new security fixes for the Oracle Application Server. Both of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password. None of these fixes are applicable to client-only installations, i.e., installations that do not have the Oracle Application Server installed.

Oracle Application Server products that are bundled with the Oracle Database are affected by the vulnerabilities listed in the Oracle Database section. They are not discussed further in this section and are not listed in the Oracle Application Server risk matrix.

Web services component of Oracle Web Services Manager (OWSM) is also impacted by this vulnerability.

Appendix - Oracle E-Business Suite and Applications

Oracle E-Business Suite and Applications Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 5 new security fixes for Oracle Applications. 3 of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password. None of these fixes are applicable to client-only installations, i.e., installations that do not have Oracle Applications installed.

Oracle E-Business Suite products include Oracle Database and Oracle fusion Middleware components that are affected by the vulnerabilities listed in the Oracle Database and Fusion Middleware sections. The exposure of Oracle E-Business Suite products is dependent on the Oracle Database and Fusion middleware versions being used. Oracle Database and Fusion Middleware security fixes are not listed in the Oracle E-Business Suite risk matrix, but since vulnerabilities affecting these versions may affect Oracle E-Business Suite products, Oracle recommends that customers apply the July 2009 Critical Patch Update to the Oracle Database and Fusion Middleware components of Oracle E-Business Suite. Refer to Oracle E-Business Suite Critical Patch Update for July 2009 Note 836258.1 for a detailed information.

Appendix - Oracle Enterprise Manager

Oracle Enterprise Manager Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 2 new security fixes for Oracle Enterprise Manager. Neither of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., neither may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password. None of these fixes are applicable to client-only installations, i.e., installations that do not have Oracle Enterprise Manager installed.

Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control includes Oracle Database and Oracle Application Server components that are affected by the vulnerabilities listed in the Oracle Database and Oracle Application Server sections. The exposure of a particular installation of Oracle Enterprise Manager depends on the Oracle Database and Oracle Application Server versions being used. Oracle recommends that customers apply the July 2009 Critical Patch Update to the embedded Oracle Database and Oracle Application Server.

Releases of Oracle Enterprise Manager before Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control include Oracle Database components that are affected by the vulnerabilities listed in the Oracle Database section. The exposure of a particular installation of Oracle Enterprise Manager depends on the Oracle Database version being used. Oracle recommends that customers apply the July 2009 Critical Patch Update to the embedded Oracle Database.

The vulnerability associated with this Vuln# is fixed in the EMGC patch released in CPUApr2009. For details please refer to Critical Patch Update July 2009 Patch Availability Document for Oracle Products, My Oracle Support Note 835649.1

Appendix - Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne

This Critical Patch Update contains 3 new security fixes for the Oracle PeopleSoft and JDEdwards Suite. 1 of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password.

Appendix - Oracle Siebel Enterprise

Oracle Siebel Enterprise Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 1 new security fix for the Oracle Siebel Suite. This vulnerability is not remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may not be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password.

Appendix - BEA Product Suite

BEA Products Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 5 new security fixes for the Oracle BEA Products Suite. All of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password.

Please note that the information about advisory patches for BEA is available at My Oracle Support Note 835649.1 in the Oracle standard format. Patch information will no longer be provided in the old BEA format.

Patches for BEA products are not cumulative (unless otherwise stated), so BEA customers should refer to Previous Security Advisories to identify previous security fixes they want to apply.

When Jetty is used for Complex Event Processing (CEP) or Event Service (EVS) it is not subject to this vulnerability. However, applications deployed to Jetty directly are vulnerable to CVE-2009-1523. Usage of the OSGi HTTP Service (i.e. registerServlet) is not subject to the vulnerability. See CVE-2009-1523 for additional details.

Appendix- Product Dependencies

Oracle Product Dependency for CPU patching

This section highlights Oracle products that have dependencies on security vulnerability fixes announced in this Critical Patch Update. Oracle recommends that the customers apply Critical Patch Updates to all dependent products.

Oracle Beehive

This Critical Patch Update contains no new security fixes for the Oracle Beehive. Oracle Beehive contains the Oracle Database and Oracle Application Server components that are affected by vulnerabilities listed in the Oracle Database and Oracle Application Server sections. Hence Oracle recommends that customers apply the July 2009 Critical Patch Update to the Oracle Database and Oracle Application Server components of Oracle Beehive Collaboration Software.

Oracle Collaboration Suite

This Critical Patch Update contains no new security fixes for Oracle Collaboration Suite. Oracle Collaboration Suite contains the Oracle Database and Oracle Application Server components that are affected by the vulnerabilities listed in the Oracle Database and Oracle Application Server sections. Hence Oracle recommends that customers apply the July 2009 Critical Patch Update to the Oracle Database and Oracle Application Server components of Oracle Collaboration Suite.

Secure Enterprise Search

Oracle Secure Enterprise Search 10g includes Oracle Database 10g version 10.1.0.5, and since vulnerabilities affecting this Database version may affect Oracle Secure Enterprise Search, Oracle recommends that customers apply the July 2009 Critical Patch Update to the embedded Database.